Throughout High School, I was a very involved individual and, in a way, made it a goal to volunteer and be a service to my community. I started off with being a LinkCrew leader at the Early College High School program I was in, later on, eventually joining in and helping out at the 2022 Ohio Special Olympics, hosted in Elyria, Ohio, which led me to be more involved in my community. Volunteering at a local hospital (University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center) one to two days a week, from four to six hours at a time.
To me being involved and being of service means being able to help out whenever, wherever it is needed. Whether it be helping set up before events, cleaning up after events, helping out and guiding children in the special olympics, or even just helping out in a hospital.
This is something that I carry along with me to college, more recently being involved in events that help cancer patients by making them goody bags, crocheting breast cancer ribbons with my fellow ACES, making journals and bookmarks with BSA on campus, and volunteering with the Gladden Community House to raise money for people in need in surrounding cities and suburbs, and throughout Ohio.